Gene Information
Gene NameASZ1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length475
Protein NamesAnkyrin repeat, SAM and basic leucine zipper domain-containing protein 1 (Ankyrin-like protein 1) (Germ cell-specific ankyrin, SAM and basic leucine zipper domain-containing protein)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age424 ( ENSG00000154438 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ8WWH4
Gene CardASZ1
Uniprot IDQ8WWH4
PfamPF00023; PF12796; PF07647
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.905091799)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ ASZ1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ ASZ1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ ASZ1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ ASZ1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Asz1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ ASZ1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Asz1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ ASZ1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsANKRD34C
Tissuetestis
Tissue SpecificityExpressed exclusively in the testis and ovary and at higher levels in the adult testis compared with the adult ovary. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12040005}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1029396 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000250}. Note=Component of the meiotic nuage, also named P granule, a germ-cell-specific organelle required to repress transposon activity during meiosis. Specifically localizes to pi-bodies, a subset of the nuage which contains primary piRNAs (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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